Wacker Chemie AG

16.01.2012 | 14:33 Uhr
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EANS-Voting Rights: Wacker Chemie AG
Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution



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  Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
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Announcement according to Article 26, Section 1, Sentence 2 of the WpHG (own
shares)

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    BlackRock Inc.
Place:   New York
State:   USA


BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG
that its percentage of voting rights in Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany
exceeded the threshold of 3 % on December 14th, 2011 and amounts to 3.01 %
(1,570,207 voting rights) as per this date.

Of these voting rights, 3.01 % (1,570,207 voting rights) are to be attributed to
BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with
sent. 2 of the WpHG.

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)89 6279 1633
E-Mail: investor.relations@wacker.com

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 
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issuer:      Wacker Chemie AG
             Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
             D-81737 München
phone:       +49 (0) 89 6279 01
FAX:         +49 (0) 89 6279 1770
mail:        info@wacker.com
WWW:         http://www.wacker.com
sector:      Chemicals
ISIN:        DE000WCH8881
indexes:     MDAX, CDAX, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Hamburg,
             Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München, regulated dealing: Berlin 
language:   English